* '''[[January 1|1]]''' – [[E.V. Gordon]] replaces [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in the Chair of English Language at the University of Leeds.

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* '''[[1 January|1]]''' – [[E.V. Gordon]] replaces [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in the Chair of English Language at the University of Leeds.

==April==

==April==

* '''[[April 29|29]]''' - [[Leonard Fenton]], who would voice [[Thranduil|the Elvenking]] in the radio play of ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|The Hobbit]]'' and [[Daddy Twofoot]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born.

* '''[[April 29|29]]''' - [[Leonard Fenton]], who would voice [[Thranduil|the Elvenking]] in the radio play of ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|The Hobbit]]'' and [[Daddy Twofoot]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born.